Education
Dickens “more relevant than ever” in Britain
February 7, 2012On the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth, his biographer Claire Tomalin warned that the great novelist's depiction of injustice in society was still "amazingly relevant."
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Christian nationalists recruiting “child evangelists” in public schools
February 6, 2012Stewart presented the results of a study exposing a nationwide effort to turn public schools into a base for indoctrinating children in fundamentalism.
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Tucson bans Mexican-American studies, students walk out
January 26, 2012On Monday, after the Tucson, Ariz. school district banned its acclaimed Mexican-American studies program, hundreds of high school students throughout the city walked out of their schools in protest.
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What does the future hold for disabled Americans like me?
January 25, 2012The challenges people with disabilities like me face every day at home, at work and in school are everywhere.
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Out of high school, into military? There’s a better option
January 11, 2012Most of the people who joined the military came from poor and working class families.
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